Conservationist, Tik Tok star spread Halloween trash awareness
October 27, 2022 - J.P. Brooker, director of Florida Conservation, and local Tik Tok star Trash Caulin will dress up and go “trash or treating” Thursday morning to spread awareness on Halloween litter. The two will hit the streets of St. Petersburg’s Old Northeast Neighborhood at 10:30 a.m. Thursday to pick up plastic litter. A report from the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) found food wrappers are a top source of pollution. In 2019, ICC collected more wrappers than cigarette butts - the top item for 30 years. Caulin has amassed over 1.6 million Tik Tok followers and the Ocean Conservancy hopes recordings of the event will inspire people to properly dispose of Halloween trash.